"The Cleveland covered unopposed landings at Ioilo City on Panay Island and Cotobato on Mindano Island."

"An interesting incident occurred during the Panay invasion. The landing was several miles from Ioilo City
and I flew up to the city on reconnaissance. After circling the city a few times I noticed a group of people had come down to the beach,
waving at us. They had printed in large letters in the sand, "Japs are gone." I radioed that good news back to the Cleveland.
I imagine the troops walking up the road toward Ioilo City still took precautions."